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name: tavily-search-skill description: Tavily API integration with real-time quota management and paid mode toggle. Use when web search is needed. version: 1.0.4 author: JayeGT002 triggers:

• tavily
• search
• web search

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Tavily Search Skill 🔍

OpenClaw Skill for performing high-quality web searches using the Tavily API.

Features

• Smart Search - Call Tavily API with structured results
• Real-time Quota Management - Auto-update quota after each search
• Free/Paid Quota Distinction - Display free and paid quotas separately
• Paid Mode Toggle - Switch between free and paid quota priority
• Comprehensive Error Handling - Network failures, insufficient quota, etc.

Usage

Prerequisites ⚠️

Environment variable required (user must configure):

export TAVILY_API_KEY="your_api_key"

Get API Key: https://app.tavily.com/api-keys

⚠️ Note: This skill requires users to provide their own Tavily API Key.

Basic Search

./search.sh "search query"

Specify Result Count

./search.sh "query" 10

Include Images

./search.sh "query" 5 true

Check Usage

./search.sh --usage

Toggle Paid Mode

./search.sh --toggle-paid-mode

Check Status

./search.sh --status

Output Format

Results in JSON format:

{
  "query": "keyword",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Result Title",
      "url": "link",
      "content": "summary"
    }
  ],
  "quota_info": {
    "plan": "free",
    "total": 1000,
    "used": 15,
    "remaining": 985
  }
}

Dependencies

• curl - HTTP requests
• jq - JSON processing

Install Dependencies

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt-get install curl jq

macOS:

brew install curl jq

Limits

• Free plan: 1000 requests/month
• Max 20 results per search